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Born in Hammonton, NJ
Lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Education 
 
2014     MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011     BFA, Concentration in Painting, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2011      Visual Artist’s in Italy Program, Arcadia University
 
Professional Experience
 
2020 – present
            ¾ Time Faculty, Instructor of Color and Design and Color Theory, Color and Design Area  
            Coordinator and Student Gallery Advisor, Department of Art, Rowan University,   
            Glassboro, NJ 
2019 – present 
             Adjunct Professor, Drawing II, Design I, Art 101, Rowan College at Burlington County,
             Mount Holly, NJ
2016 – 2020   
             Adjunct Professor, Drawing I, Color and Design, Expressive Drawing, Art  
             Appreciation, Introduction to Painting, Introduction to Watercolor, Intermediate Painting,      
             and Color Theory, Department of Art, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 
2016 – 2020     
            Recruiting Consultant, Department of Art, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2016 – present      
            Portrait and Live Event Painter, Alicia Finger Painting, LLC, Philadelphia, PA        
2014 – Curator, Curatorial Internship, The Philadelphia Insurance Company, Bala Cynwald, PA    
 
Professional Affiliations 
 
2023 – Present
            Da Vinci Art Alliance 
2021 – Present
            Philadelphia Collage Works Artist Collective
 
Exhibitions 
 
2024       Upside Down, Inside Out, and Sideways, Da Vinci Art Allianace, Philadelphia, PA
2023       Formation, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA 
2023       Block Party, An Exhibition by Philadelphia Collageworks, DaVinci Art Alliance,
               Philadelphia, PA 
2023       Summer at CultureWorks, A DVAA Exhibition, CultureWorks, Philadelphia, PA 
2023       Solo Exhibition, Benna’s Café, Philadelphia, PA 
2023       Juried Group Exhibition, Moments of Transformation, The Morgan Paper Conservatory,   
               Cleveland, Ohio, Jurors: Alexandra Coon and J. Leigh Garcia
2022       Philadelphia Collage Works, The Rainbow Show, Benna’s Café, Philadelphia, PA
2022       Juried Group Exhibition, Ambiguity, Media Arts Council, Media, PA
2021       The Dean’s Suite, Roher School of Business, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 
2021       Philadelphia Collage Works, The Rainbow Show, Cheltenham Center for the Arts,    
               Cheltenham, PA 
2021       Westby Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Westby Gallery, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2021       Juried Group Exhibition, Summerhouse, Hot-Bed Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 
2021       Juried Group Exhibition, Merged II: The Second National Exhibition of Collage and.    
               Assemblage, The Norfolk d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA 
2021       Juried Group Exhibition, 215/610 Contemporary Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging    
               Artists, The Gallery at DCCC, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Juror: Christina  
               Vassallo, Executive Director of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia
2021       Juried Group Exhibition, Drawn to Paper, Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY
               Juror: Susan Rostow 
2020       Small Works Exhibition, Medford Arts Center, Medford, NJ 
2020       First Time Since the Last Time, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 
2019       Faculty Exhibition, Rowan College at Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ
2019       First Friday, Gonzo Glass Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ
2019       Transitions: Summer Juried Exhibition 2019, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
2019       Rowan University Faculty Exhibition, Pitman Art Gallery, Pitman, NJ 
2018       Juried Group Exhibition, Catalyst, Spillway Collective, Philadelphia, PA
2018     “6x6”, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2017       Group Exhibition, Casciano’s Gallery, Hammonton, NJ 
2014       Annual Student Exhibition, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
               Philadelphia, PA
2014       Curator, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art MFA Group Exhibition, The Philadelphia
               Insurance Company, Bala Cynwald, PA 
2013       Gallery 128 Mid-Winter Juried Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,     
               Philadelphia, PA
2012       Solo Exhibition, The Grande Opera House, Wilmington, DE
2012       Juried Group Exhibition, “Soft” Gallery 8, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,    
               Philadelphia, PA
2012        Mud and Maker Opening Reception, Pottsville, PA
2011       Solo Exhibition “Third Thursday” Casciano’s Gallery, Hammonton, NJ
2011      “Drawing Connections” Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011        Arcadia University Senior Thesis Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2010        Arcadia University Advanced Drawing Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2010        Arcadia University Senior Thesis Cube Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2009        Arcadia University NASAD Reaccreditation Show, Philadelphia, PA
2009        Arcadia University Visual Artist in Italy Show, Philadelphia, PA
2008        PCCH Music and Arts Festival, Philadelphia, PA
 
 
Lectures, Workshops, and Exhibitions Juried 
 
2023     Artist Talk, Block Party, Philadelphia Collage Works, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia,   
             PA
2022 – 23 
              Philadelphia CollageWorks Community Collage Quilt Collage Making Events, InLiquid, 
              Art Well,  and Klein Life, Philadelphia, PA 
2022      Artist Talk, First Place Juror’s Award, Media Arts Council, Media, PA 
2022      What’s in the Bag? Collage and the Creative Process, Symposium for Interdisciplinary   
              Arts, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2018-19 
              Portfolio Workshop, Summer STEAM Academy, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 
2016     Juror, “Montville Mudd” Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, Montville, NJ
2016     Key-note speaker, West Deptford National Art Honors Society Induction Ceremony,
              Westville, NJ
2014     Curatorial Lecture, Contemporary Art and the Workplace, The Philadelphia Insurance.  
             Company, Bala Cynwald, PA 
 
Collections and Commissions 
Brooklyn Art Library, The Sketchbook Project
Private Collections 
 
 
Awards and Honors
 
2022        First Place Juror’s Award, Ambiguity: Juried Painting Exhibition, Media Arts Council, 
                 Media, PA 
2022         Outstanding Contribution, Rowan University Department of Art, Glassboro, NJ
2012-14    MFA Merit Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2012-14    MFA Academy Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
                 Philadelphia, PA.
2011         Received Departmental Honors, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2007-11    Distinguished Scholarship, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2007-11    Merit Scholarship, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA

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